Olave Mandara
| Olave Mandara | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jayatheertha |
| Produced by | B. Govinda Raju |
| Screenplay by | Jayatheertha |
| Story by | Jayatheertha |
| Starring |
Srikanth Aakanksha Mansukhani Sharan Rangayana Raghu Veena Sundar |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | Ravikumar Sana |
| Edited by | K. M. Prakash |
Production company |
Alliance Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 147 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Olave Mandara (Kannada: ಒಲವೇ ಮಂದಾರ) is a 2011 Indian Kannada road movie written and directed by Jayatheertha, and starring debutantes Srikanth and Aakanksha Mansukhani in the lead roles. The supporting cast features Rangayana Raghu, Veena Sundar, Nassar and Sadhu Kokila.
The sub-plot of the film featuring Rangayana Raghu and Veena Sundar is inspired by real-life events of Dashrath Manjhi, who cut a rocky hill for 22 years to build a road in memory of his wife.[1]
Srikant was adjudged as the 'Promising Newcomer (Male)' for his performance in the film, based on an online poll conducted by The Times of India.[2]
Plot
Srikanth (Srikanth), a son of a rich industrialist (Nassar), meets Preeti (Aakanksha Mansukhani), an Assamese girl, in a dance competition in Coimbatore, and falls in love with her. His initial intentions were to only steal a few kisses from her. Bound by guilt, he sets off on foot to Assam to meet her as promised. On his journey, he faces the realities of life as he meets various characters and witnessing incidents such as a farmer couple sharing their lunch with a 'kind' thief (Sadhu Kokila), and a cobbler (Rangayana Raghu), taking his disabled wife (Veena Sundar) on a pilgrimage to Kashi on a bullock-cart. Srikanth is moved on witnessing these.
As he reaches Ranigaon, Preeti's residing village in Assam, he finds her married to another man.
Cast
- Srikanth as Srikanth
- Aakanksha Mansukhani as Preeti
- Sharan
- Rangayana Raghu as Ratna
- Veena Sundar as Nanji
- Sadhu Kokila
- Nassar
- Surya
- Sanketh Kashi
- Dharmavaram Subramanya
- Honnavalli Krishna
- Ashok Jambe
- Ramachandra Prathihari
- Pranayamurthy
- Pradeep Varma
- Shailaja
- Prof. Ramdas
- Amrutha Gowda
- Archana
- Dr. Chikkahejjaji Mahadev
- Jayalakshmi
Soundtrack
| Olave Mandara | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Deva | |
| Released | December 2010 |
| Recorded | 2010 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Lahari Music |
Deva scored the film's background music and composed for its soundtrack, with its lyrics written by Kaviraj, K. Kalyan, K. V. Raju, Hamsalekha and Jayatheertha. The lyrics of the track "Onde Kerili" was taken from a poem of G. P. Rajarathnam. The soundtrack album consists of nine tracks. It was released in December 2010.[3]
| Tracklist | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Shreaky Shreaky" | Kaviraj | Karthik | |
| 2. | "Janapada Kanmare" | K. V. Raju | Shankar Mahadevan | |
| 3. | "Yaaritta Preethiyo" | K. Kalyan | Harsha | |
| 4. | "Olave Olave Mannisu" | K. Kalyan | Harsha | |
| 5. | "Nadi Nadi Raaja" | Hamsalekha | Hemanth Kumar | |
| 6. | "Onde Kerili" | G. P. Rajarathnam | Harsha | |
| 7. | "Olave Mandaaravaythu" | K. Kalyan | Rajesh Krishnan, Nanditha | |
| 8. | "Kaaya Vacha Manasa" | Jayatheertha | L. N. Shastry, Shreya Ghoshal | |
| 9. | "Chinna Ninna Bali Seralu" | K. Kalyan, Jayatheertha | Rajesh Krishnan, Shreya Ghoshal | |
Awards and nominations
- Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada
- Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada — Jayatheertha
- nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Kannada — Rangayana Raghu
- nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada — Veena Sundar
- 2011 Bangalore Times Film Awards
- Promising Newcomer (Male) — Srikanth
- Best Male Debutant (Kannada) — Srikanth
- Best Female Debutant (Kannada) — Akanksha Mansurkar
References
- ↑ "Olave Mandara: A fairytale on the road". Bangalore Mirror. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "The Bangalore Times Film Awards 2011". The Times of India. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
- ↑ "Olave Mandara Audio Release". supergoodmovies.com. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2015.